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“This textbook furnishes the basis for a 1-year introductory course in partial differential equations for advanced undergraduates. … The book is written with great care and great attention to detail throughout. At the end of every chapter there are well-chosen exercises that genuinely add depth to the concepts treated in the text. … this book can be wholeheartedly recommended.” (M. Kunzinger, Monatshefte für Mathematik, Vol. 181, 2016)
“This book easily covers all the material one might want in a course aimed at first-time students of PDEs. … I recommend this one highly: It provides the best first-course introduction to a vast and ever-more relevant and active area. Students, and perhaps instructors too, will learn much from it. If they wish to go beyond the material taught in a first course, this text will prepare them better than any other I know.” (SIAM Review, Vol. 56 (3), September, 2014)
“Introduction to Partial Differential Equations is a complete, well-written textbook for upper-level undergraduates and graduate students. Olver … thoroughly covers the topic in a readable format and includes plenty of examples and exercises, ranging from the typical to independent projects and computer projects. … Instructors teaching an introduction to partial differential equations course will want to consider this textbook as a viable option for their students. Summing Up: Highly Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty.” (S. L. Sullivan, Choice, Vol. 51 (11), July, 2014)
“This introduction to partial differential equations is addressed to advanced undergraduates or graduate students … . an imposing book that includes plenty of material for two semesters even at the graduate level. … The author succeeds at maintaining a good balance between solution methods, mathematical rigor, and applications. With appropriate selection of topics this could serve for a one semester introductory course for undergraduates or a full year course for graduate students. … the author has clearly taken pains to make it readable and accessible.” (William J. Satzer, MAA Reviews, January, 2014)
